Quite often, I find myself thinking things like, “If not for this one thing having happened, I likely wouldn’t be where I am today.” I wonder, for instance, if my father hadn’t gotten into an accident that kept him from shipping off for Vietnam, how my life might have turned out differently. Or I start […]
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Finding my family’s version of “Little House in the Big Woods”
Posted in History, Mark's Life, Uncategorized Also tagged 1900, 1918, 1918 flu, adoption, Bessie Roberts Wise, biscuits, Carrie Wise, census, Charles Maynard, Church of Christ, Cleve Wise, crackers, Curt Florian, Curtis Florian, Edgar Emerson Wise, Edgar Wise, family history, farming, feather bed, feathers, flu, foster parents, Franklin County, geese, geneology, Georgetown, Gladys, Gladys Florian Phillips, Grover Cleveland Wise, Hattie Wise, horses, Jefferson Davis Wise, John Calhoun Wise, Kate Wise, Kentucky, land bounty, land warrant, Laura Ingalls Wilder, Little House in the Big Woods, log cabin, Ma Florian, Mark's ancestors, Matilda Gill Wise, Mattie Belle Wise, Mattie Wise, midwife, Mimi Gladys, Minnie Florian, Minnie Wise, Minnie Wise Florian, Minor Branch, Minorsville, natural childbirth, old maid, orphans, Owen County, Pa Florian, poverty, public education, Sarah Catherine Emerson Wise, Scott County, smoking, spring house, Stamping Ground, subscription school, teaching, tobacco, War of 1812, Wise, Woodlake, Wythe Thomas Wise 10 Comments
Gut bacteria, in-studio photography and preserved vegetables… on the upcoming Saturday Six Pack
This Saturday, I’ll be back on Ypsilanti’s AM 1700, hosting The Saturday Six Pack. I’m still trying to pull everything together, but here’s what I think we’ve got lined up thus far. First, I’m not sure if he’ll come through for us, but I’m told that local song and dance man Jim Cherewick, who came […]
Posted in Agriculture, Ann Arbor, Local Business, The Saturday Six Pack, Uncategorized, Ypsilanti Also tagged beer, Brigid Mooney, Chin Azzaro, David Klingenberger, D’Real Graham, fermentation, gut bacteria, Jim Cherewick, Nick Azzaro, photography, pickles, tempeh, The Brinery, Yen Azzaro 12 Comments
Acknowledging the incredible suffering of our ancestors
Posted in Observations, Uncategorized Also tagged evolution of porn, hot water, porn, showers, time travel 7 Comments
Amanda Edmonds on the future of Growing Hope and this weekend’s big fundraiser
As I’ve mentioned here before, one of my favorite local non-profits is the urban farming education and advocacy organization Growing Hope. And, as they still have a ticket or two available for the big fundraiser this weekend at their new Michigan Avenue facility, I thought that now might be a good time to check in […]
Posted in Agriculture, entrepreneurism, Environment, Uncategorized, Ypsilanti Also tagged Bona Sera, Brandon Johns, canning, Chefs in the Garden, Cleveland, co-ops, Enterprising Health, farmers market, food justice, food security, food stamps, Garden Leadership Training, Grange, Growing Gardens, Growing Hope, healthy food access, hoophouse, International Public Markets Conference, Michigan Avenue, place making, Project for Public Spaces, snap, social entrepreneurship, solar, urban agriculture, urban food system, urban gardening, winter farmers' market, Wolverine Diner 9 Comments